Hasn’t Science Disproven Key Parts of the Bible?
I am working my way through a blog series in anticipation of my forthcoming book, Surviving Religion 101: Letters to a Christian Student on Keeping the Faith in College (Crossway, releases April 6, 2021). This new series will include 7 videos that tackle key intellectual questions about the Christian faith.
This sixth video deals with one of the most common challenges we face: “Hasn’t Science Disproven Key Parts of the Bible?”
In 2016, a revealing study about science and religion was released.[i] In many ways, it told us what we sort of already knew: scientists—at least in the United States—are much less religious than the general population. Indeed, 33 … Continue reading...
A Defense of Scripture (The Good Fight Radio Show)
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Can We Trust the Bible? (The Good Fight Radio Show)
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What Do We Do When Our View of Morality Is Seen as Hateful and Intolerant?
I am working my way through a blog series in anticipation of my forthcoming book, Surviving Religion 101: Letters to a Christian Student on Keeping the Faith in College (Crossway, 2021). This new series will include 7 videos that tackle key intellectual questions about the Christian faith.
This fifth video deals with one of the most common challenges we face: “My Views Are Seen as Hateful and Intolerant: Should I Change Them?”
Here we come to the issue of the Christian view of morality. For those on a secular college campus, there’s nothing that makes you feel out of place more quickly than your distinctive moral code.
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Think You Know the Christmas Story? Here are Five Common Misconceptions
Bah, humbug.
That’s probably one of the most well-known lines in literary (and now, cinematic) history. Everybody immediately recognizes the curmudgeonly voice of Ebeneezer Scrooge as he pours cold water all over our Christmas spirit.
And his point is still made today by some, albeit in different words. It’s that the Christmas story just isn’t true. It’s rubbish. It’s made up. It’s all in our heads.
While now is not the time for a full-scale defense of the historicity of the Christmas story, Scrooge’s skepticism does prompt us to wonder whether we’ve gotten the story right. Are we telling the story that really was, or are we just telling the … Continue reading...